Creating a Kinematics Scenario

Kinematics Scenario allows you to create a simulation by selecting law excitations. The scenario also sets the time parameters for the simulation.

Before you begin: Open a kinematics simulation referencing a mechanism in the Mechanical Systems Experience app. app.
  1. Indicate the name of the kinematics scenario to create in the Name field.
  2. In the Excitations and Probes tabs, select the law excitations and probes used to drive the simulation:
    1. Highlight a law excitation/probe in the Available column and click the right arrow to include it in the simulation.
    2. Optional: Highlight a law excitation/probe in the Referenced column and click the left arrow to remove it from the simulation.

    Note: You can include multiple law excitations or probes in a simulation as long as they do not drive related or linked commands in the mechanism. Only excitations and probes previously defined in the Mechanical Systems Experience app are listed in the dialog box.

  3. In the Parameters tab, enter the time limits for the simulation.

    If the product being simulated contains only a single mechanism representation, that mechanism is selected by default.

    The configuration of the mechanism will be calculated at regular intervals (as determined by the Time step) between the Start time and the End time.

  4. Optional: Click Preview to launch a kinematics simulation based on the selected excitations, probes and parameters.

    To exit the simulation and open the Kinematics Scenario dialog box again, press Esc.

  5. Click OK.
    A kinematics scenario is created in the tree.

 

See Also
More help on this topic
Accessing the Mechanical Systems Experience App
Creating a Kinematics Scenario with Flexible Objects